Zechariah 10:4
in Zechariah 10The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
From him shall come forth the corner-stone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.
KJV
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
⋯
This verse in Zechariah 10
Commentary
2 notes on this verseOut of him came forth the corner - This is spoken of the tribe of Judah: all strength, counsel, and excellence came from that tribe. The corner stone, the ornament and completion of the building; the nail, by which the tents were fastened, and on which they hung their clothes, armor, etc., the battlebow, the choicest archers. Every oppressor together - Those heroes and generals, by whom, under God, their foes should be totally routed. Newcome translates, “Every ruler together.” Perhaps all this is spoken of the Messiah.
This site's exposition
Out of him came forth the corner
Four titles come out of Judah in one verse: the corner, the nail, the battle bow, and every ruler together, each an image of strength or stability drawn from building and warfare. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown and the older commentators read corner and nail as messianic, the same cornerstone language of Psalm 118:22 and Isaiah 28:16 and the same peg image Isaiah uses of Eliakim, both later applied to Christ as the one on whom everything else hangs. The battle bow completes the picture with a warrior's weapon, so the verse gathers ruler, foundation, and champion into a single figure without naming him.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
My wrath is kindled against the shepherds Against the kings of Greece.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִמֶּ֤נּוּ | mimenu | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| פִנָּה֙ | finah | a corner | H6438 → | |
| מִמֶּ֣נּוּ | mimenu | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| יָתֵ֔ד | yated | a peg | H3489 → | |
| מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | mimenu | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| קֶ֣שֶׁת | keshet | a bow of | H7198 → | 76 times |
| מִלְחָמָ֑ה | milchamah | war | H4421 → | 320 times |
| מִמֶּ֛נּוּ | mimenu | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| יֵצֵ֥א | yetze' | he will come forth | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| נוֹגֵ֖שׂ | noges | ruler | H5065 → | |
| יַחְדָּֽו׃ | yachdav | together | H3162 → |
מִמֶּ֤נּוּfrom it
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
פִנָּה֙a corner
finahH6438 →
מִמֶּ֣נּוּfrom it
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
יָתֵ֔דa peg
yatedH3489 →
מִמֶּ֖נּוּfrom it
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
קֶ֣שֶׁתa bow of
keshetH7198 →76 times
מִלְחָמָ֑הwar
milchamahH4421 →320 times
מִמֶּ֛נּוּfrom it
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
יֵצֵ֥אhe will come forth
yetze'H3318 →1067 times
כָל־every
khol-H3605 →5413 times
נוֹגֵ֖שׂruler
nogesH5065 →
יַחְדָּֽו׃together
yachdavH3162 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and…
it leads to
- Revelation 22:16
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
- Luke 1:32–33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
- Revelation 1:7
Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
- Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
- Revelation 22:16
Through
Ezra 9:8But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage,…
it leads to
- Psalms 13:3
Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
- Romans 11:5–6
In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
- Psalms 13:3
Through
Zechariah 9:8But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with…
it leads to
- Isaiah 54:14
In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
- Isaiah 54:14
About Zechariah
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets and Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible.